Abbazia San Pietro in Valle: Medieval abbey built high in the mountains. The Benedictine Abbey of San Pietro is among the main examples of high-medieval art in central Italy. Once destroyed, the abbey was restored and expanded in the twelfth century. At the top of the side walls there are a cycle frescoes from the twelfth century, with stories from the Old and New Testaments.
Abbazia di San Felice: The church rebuild in 1190, is an example of Romanesque Spoleto architecture and has a small annexed monastery that dates from he 15th & 16th centuries.. Only fragments of the frescoes remain on the walls.
Abbazia di Sassovivo: A Benedictine monastery built around the year 1000. the finest architectural feature of the entire abbey is the cloister, was completed in 1229.
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